Come on AP Rates!!!

MinnieSummer · Jul 26, 2010

I don't know why but I really don't think we are going to see the AP discount until August if at all. It just seems that they are trying to fill up the rooms with the free dining and not worry about discounting the rooms. unless I am mistaken dining and rooms are under two very different sections in the budget. If they can offer free dining and not go into the red on the food budget but still fill up rooms why would they offer discounts on the rooms? They have never offered free dining into December so I think they are going to wait until they see how that offer does before they release any AP discounts. I hope I am wrong because without that discount we won't be going to WDW for Christmas and I'll have to think up a new tradition.

hardingk · Jul 26, 2010

MinnieSummer said:
I don't know why but I really don't think we are going to see the AP discount until August if at all. It just seems that they are trying to fill up the rooms with the free dining and not worry about discounting the rooms. unless I am mistaken dining and rooms are under two very different sections in the budget. If they can offer free dining and not go into the red on the food budget but still fill up rooms why would they offer discounts on the rooms? They have never offered free dining into December so I think they are going to wait until they see how that offer does before they release any AP discounts. I hope I am wrong because without that discount we won't be going to WDW for Christmas and I'll have to think up a new tradition.

They offered FD last year through December if I remember correctly. I was amazed that they extended it through then.

MinnieSummer · Jul 26, 2010

WOW I don't remember free dining going that long last year. But honestly, I had received a code in May that allowed me to book our trip early so I didn't pay to much attention to what was happening with free dining or the regular codes Maybe we will still get something but I still don't think it will be until late August. I hope I'm wrong.

Gary M · Jul 26, 2010

We had free dining in early December of last year.

Cdn Friends of Pooh · Jul 26, 2010

patiently waiting for AP rates for our October trip as well ... :surfweb:

Tyme4wdw · Jul 26, 2010

Yep, they offered free dining into December (around the 20th I think) in 2008 and 2009.

In 2008, Disney released AP rates good through December in August. In 2009, Disney released AP rates good through December on July 22nd. Since they weren't released last Wed, I'm hoping this Wed will be the lucky day!

Minniemama350 · Jul 27, 2010

OK I was just checking and got "kicked out" of the passholder section. I think they are updating something? This is what has happened when that has happened to me before.Either that or the passolder section broke

GOLFDISNEY72 · Jul 27, 2010

Add me to the list.

Beauty & the Best · Jul 27, 2010

I'll keep my fingers crossed for tomorrow.

I wake up every day and I go to the computer to visit the AP site hoping and hoping...one of these days I will be rewarded!

At the very least, we should see some rates by Aug. 13 or 15, which is when they came out in 2008 and 2007. So WORST case scenerio we have another 2 1/2 weeks.

MissBritt · Jul 27, 2010

Beauty & the Best said:
At the very least, we should see some rates by Aug. 13 or 15, which is when they came out in 2008 and 2007. So WORST case scenerio we have another 2 1/2 weeks.

Worst case scenario is if they decide to make more $$$ off us by skipping the AP rate this winter.

asc · Jul 27, 2010

MissBritt said:
Worst case scenario is if they decide to make more $$$ off us by skipping the AP rate this winter.

i do not think this is likely....hope it is tomorrow but probably not going to get an AP pass given the dining deal....will just stay at AS Sports....

PrincessAlways · Jul 27, 2010

MissBritt said:
Worst case scenario is if they decide to make more $$$ off us by skipping the AP rate this winter.

OMG...bite your tongue!! :rotfl:

Minniemama350 · Jul 27, 2010

asc said:
i do not think this is likely....hope it is tomorrow but probably not going to get an AP pass given the dining deal....will just stay at AS Sports....

I think there will be a rate, but I think it will be very similar to the GP rates. Haven't we seen similar rates all year? I have to admit, if I hadn't gotten my 4 passes for $500 off with my free GC, I would be feeling a little sorry I purchased them this year. Between the bouncebacks and the great GP offers, I haven't actually used an AP rate yet. If we are to go in October, which is our usual tradition and the ONLY month we normally go, we have to have a good AP rate, either 40% or free dining. I'd prefer 40% since I have TIW! I wouldn't sneeze at a small percent off combined with FD, but... :wizard:

I'm not upset about the discounts I've had, but I have been surprized that they so closely resemble other offers.

Cinderumbrella · Jul 27, 2010

MinnieSummer said:
I don't know why but I really don't think we are going to see the AP discount until August if at all. It just seems that they are trying to fill up the rooms with the free dining and not worry about discounting the rooms. unless I am mistaken dining and rooms are under two very different sections in the budget. If they can offer free dining and not go into the red on the food budget but still fill up rooms why would they offer discounts on the rooms? They have never offered free dining into December so I think they are going to wait until they see how that offer does before they release any AP discounts. I hope I am wrong because without that discount we won't be going to WDW for Christmas and I'll have to think up a new tradition.

Don't panic! Every time we wait for AP rates we always speculate that 1) they aren't coming and 2) they won't be any good.

But yet they still show up and they have been just as good, if not marginally better than the GP offers.

I still bet they are coming next week...

chottsy · Jul 27, 2010

Cinderumbrella said:
Don't panic! Every time we wait for AP rates we always speculate that 1) they aren't coming and 2) they won't be any good.

But yet they still show up and they have been just as good, if not marginally better than the GP offers.

I still bet they are coming next week...

you are so right..we all always do start to panic..for the reasons you posted!!
i bet they come out next week too...but i still check everyday just to be sure it's not earlier! :goodvibes

Ted in Halifax · Jul 27, 2010

I agree ... they will come out and my money is on next week as a release date!

Honey0701 · Jul 27, 2010

Hoping for tomorrow! :wizard:

Angry Eyes · Jul 28, 2010

because of obsessive checking for new AP rates?

aubriee · Jul 28, 2010

Beauty & the Best said:
I'll keep my fingers crossed for tomorrow.

At the very least, we should see some rates by Aug. 13 or 15, which is when they came out in 2008 and 2007. So WORST case scenerio we have another 2 1/2 weeks.

Cinderumbrella said:
Don't panic! Every time we wait for AP rates we always speculate that 1) they aren't coming and 2) they won't be any good.

But yet they still show up and they have been just as good, if not marginally better than the GP offers.

I still bet they are coming next week...

chottsy said:
you are so right..we all always do start to panic..for the reasons you posted!!
i bet they come out next week too...but i still check everyday just to be sure it's not earlier!

Ted in Halifax said:
I agree ... they will come out and my money is on next week as a release date!

I hope! I currently have a bounceback deal that I booked last Dec for Oct 9th-17th with 35% off, but had to buy one day tickets we don't need. My 45 days out is coming up, in I think midAugust. I really need for the AP rates to come out before then or I'll have to pay a change fee. I'd love to get 40% off and not have to buy those stupid one day tickets we don't need (since we already have several we had to buy from past deals :rotfl:

), but if we have to pay a change fee, it may negate the savings. :eek:

There is also the fact that free dining was blacked out for our dates. I just wonder if the AP rates will be?

Mercenary · Jul 28, 2010

Does not look like they are up today...

Come on AP Rates!!!

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